Annual salary
$57,200
Iowa · salary schedule · 2026-27
Waukee Community School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Certified combined salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Waukee Community School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,200 (BA, step 2) and tops out at $93,150 (MA+45, step 26), per Waukee Community School District, Human Resources (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $57,200 and reaches $77,160 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $61,900 to $87,150.
- The grid has 7 lane columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- Waukee Comm School District enrolled 13,600 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in Iowa by NCES enrollment.
Certified combined salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,200 | $58,300 | $59,400 | $61,900 | $63,400 | $64,900 | $66,400 |
| 3 | $58,300 | $59,400 | $60,500 | $63,000 | $64,500 | $66,000 | $67,500 |
| 4 | $59,400 | $60,500 | $61,600 | $64,100 | $65,600 | $67,100 | $68,600 |
| 5 | $60,500 | $61,600 | $62,700 | $65,200 | $66,700 | $68,200 | $69,700 |
| 6 | $61,600 | $62,700 | $63,800 | $66,300 | $67,800 | $69,300 | $70,800 |
| 7 | $62,700 | $63,800 | $64,900 | $67,400 | $68,900 | $70,400 | $71,900 |
| 8 | $63,800 | $64,900 | $66,000 | $68,500 | $70,000 | $71,500 | $73,000 |
| 9 | $64,900 | $66,000 | $67,100 | $69,600 | $71,100 | $72,600 | $74,100 |
| 10 | $66,000 | $67,100 | $68,200 | $70,815 | $72,315 | $73,815 | $75,315 |
| 11 | $67,100 | $68,200 | $69,300 | $72,030 | $73,530 | $75,030 | $76,530 |
| 12 | $68,200 | $69,300 | $70,515 | $73,245 | $74,745 | $76,245 | $77,745 |
| 13 | $69,300 | $70,400 | $71,730 | $74,460 | $75,960 | $77,460 | $78,960 |
| 14 | $70,400 | $71,500 | $72,945 | $75,675 | $77,175 | $78,675 | $80,175 |
| 15 | $72,600 | $74,160 | $76,890 | $78,390 | $79,890 | $81,390 | $81,390 |
| 16 | $73,100 | $75,375 | $79,605 | $81,105 | $82,605 | $82,605 | |
| 17 | $73,400 | $75,875 | $80,820 | $82,320 | $83,820 | $83,820 | |
| 18 | $73,935 | $76,175 | $82,035 | $83,535 | $85,035 | $85,035 | |
| 19 | $74,385 | $76,710 | $83,250 | $84,750 | $86,250 | $86,250 | |
| 20 | $77,160 | $82,965 | $84,465 | $85,965 | $87,465 | ||
| 21 | $83,663 | $85,246 | $86,830 | $88,412 | |||
| 22 | $84,361 | $86,027 | $87,694 | $89,359 | |||
| 23 | $85,059 | $86,808 | $88,558 | $90,306 | |||
| 24 | $85,756 | $87,589 | $89,422 | $91,254 | |||
| 25 | $86,453 | $88,370 | $90,286 | $92,202 | |||
| 26 | $87,150 | $89,150 | $91,150 | $93,150 |
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Per month (12)
$4,766.67
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $58,300 | +$1,100 |
| 4 | $59,400 | +$2,200 |
| 5 | $60,500 | +$3,300 |
| 6 | $61,600 | +$4,400 |
| 7 | $62,700 | +$5,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 2 = $57,200 a year, $4,766.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Values are the district's Certified Combined Salary Schedule: the district base salary plus the State of Iowa Teacher Salary Supplement. The district also publishes a base-only 2026-27 certified schedule on the same page; for 2026-27 the base is $46,200 with an additional $8,800 from the Teacher Salary Supplement.
Step placement is based on years of completed teaching experience. All teachers with 0 to 2 years of experience are placed on step 2, so there is no step 1.
Extra duty pay is a separate percentage schedule and is not included here.
- Soft spot: The grid is ragged as published: BA ends at step 20, BA+15 at step 19, BA+30 at step 15, and the MA lanes run to step 26. Missing cells are null.
- Soft spot: The published MA, MA+15 and MA+30 lanes each dip at step 20 (for example MA $83,250 at step 19 then $82,965 at step 20) before rising again. Reproduced as published.
- Soft spot: The district publishes these grids as HTML lists inside an accordion on the HR page rather than as a dated PDF, so there is no separate document URL and no stated contract day count.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $57,200 at step 2 to $77,160 at step 20: 18 step increases worth $1,109 each on average, 35% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,775, between step 19 and step 20.
A master's degree is worth $4,700 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.2%) and $9,990 more at the top of the column (12.9%).
The highest-paid column, MA+45, starts at $66,400 and tops out at $93,150, 21% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 12 Iowa district schedules indexed here, Waukee Community School District's starting pay ranks 2nd and its top cell ranks 1st; the state medians are $50,000 to start and $81,820 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 69th percentile and the top cell at the 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $57,200 | $77,160 | 18 | 35% |
| BA+15 | $58,300 | $76,710 | 17 | 32% |
| BA+30 | $59,400 | $76,890 | 13 | 29% |
| MA | $61,900 | $87,150 | 24 | 41% |
| MA+15 | $63,400 | $89,150 | 24 | 41% |
| MA+30 | $64,900 | $91,150 | 24 | 40% |
| MA+45 | $66,400 | $93,150 | 24 | 40% |
Against Iowa districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukee Community School District | 13,600 | 2026-27 | $57,200 | $61,900 | $93,150 |
| Davenport Community School District | 13,523 | 2026-27 | $51,875 | $52,099 | $89,024 |
| Sioux City Community School District | 14,661 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $51,256 | $91,743 |
| Iowa City Community School District | 14,776 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $90,198 |
| Cedar Rapids Community School District | 15,589 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $55,000 | $67,500 |
| Cedar Rapids Community School District | 15,589 | 2026-27 | $57,500 | – | $80,000 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Waukee Community School District?
$57,200 on the lane BA at step 2 of the 2026-27 schedule (Waukee Community School District, Human Resources). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $57,200 (BA).
What is the top of the Waukee Community School District salary schedule?
$93,150, at step 26 on MA+45 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Waukee Community School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $77,160, is reached at step 20, 18 step increases after step 2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Waukee Community School District?
$4,700 more at the first step: $61,900 on MA against $57,200 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
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